Mortenson Center: Global Engineering & Resilience
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The Mortenson Center in Global Engineering has a mission to positively impact vulnerable people & their environment by improving development tools & practice.
Boulder, CO
Joined December 2012
As part of the randomized controlled trial being led by the @MCGE_CU, Denis Macharia recently completed a study of streamflow, flood prediction, and trail bridge use. 👉👉 Full article here: https://t.co/GkflIalFdj
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Dr. Evan Thomas @CUEngineering received the 2023 Steven K Dentel AEESP Award for Global Outreach, recognizing his involvement in environmental engineering & science outreach to the global community. Congrats @ProfEvanThomas & thank you @AEESProfs! https://t.co/ZVcH8Vzbu8
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Investigate #opportunities in #environmentalengineering with Laura MacDonald, Managing Director of @MCGE_CU Learn about the Center’s work and partnerships with local expertise and organizations in projects involving #water, #sanitation and bridge-building in sub-Saharan Africa
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Thanks @MCGE_CU! I’ll send a better picture! Thanks again for the recognition. Truly #humanitarian work is #humbling… the only real experts are those living in the condition we want to change. We must avoid the notion of #help and instead #accompany. #KnowPoverty
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On #WorldWaterDay we need new tools, technologies, policies and community action to address the Western #Megadrought - don't be fooled by all this snow! We still have a big problem -
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Congratulations Global Engineering Award winners! Outstanding Student: @EmilyJBedell; Outstanding Professionals: Denis Muthike @RCMRD_ and @manga_musa; and Humanitarian: @DanielOerther. Amazing individuals transforming Global Engineering through their dedicated and ongoing work.
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Multiply your career options by earning a graduate certificate in Global Engineering online. Apply now: https://t.co/to25nonhji
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Nominations are open for the @MCGE_CU Global Engineering Awards. Nominate a student or professional making a difference in the Global Engineering or related field. Deadline Jan 8. Learn more https://t.co/QHRhD1x8lH
#sustainability #water #sanitation
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Using @adskFusion360, @MCGE_CU is teaching global engineering students to design and make tools to assess and improve public health, including 3D-printed #AirQuality sensors to detect and measure environmental contaminants. Read more about their work ⤵️ https://t.co/zg5DKB8MvX
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Cool paper comparing household water security, emotional well-being and instrument-measured water access in Afar, Ethiopia by @Cosmii and @IRC_Ethiopia @IRCWASH @MCGE_CU
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Testing for E. Coli in real time! https://t.co/4wm1HiFduq
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Our CEO @ProfEvanThomas takes you behind the scenes in Kenya to discuss how Virridy and @SwarmInternet works in this drought-stricken region. #Africa #drought #WaterTech
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Unprecedented #Kenya #drought, water/food insecurity. @NASA @USAID @SERVIRGlobal forecast groundwater demand. Drought Resilience Impact Platform operational @NDMA_Kenya & supporting @FEWSNET. W/ @RCMRD_ @MWAWater @Virridy @MCGE_CU
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Congrats to ENVS PhD Student, Denis Macharia Muthike! He and co-authors recently published a paper on the the "impact of trailbridges on health, education, agricultural and economic outcomes of households in rural Rwanda" in the journal Science of the Total Environment @SILCatCU
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Join our CEO @ProfEvanThomas in the Bay Area on June 16. You'll learn how @CUEngineering @MCGE_CU and SweetSense is helping millions in Africa, California and Colorado conserve, maintain their water and food resources in the face of climate change.
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Join me in San Francisco on June 16 to hear how @CUEngineering @MCGE_CU @SweetSenseInc are helping millions in Africa, California and Colorado conserve, maintain their water and food resources in the face of climate change. Registration is open online: https://t.co/QZ4GaDxb7P
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Exciting work with @SERVIRGlobal @FEWSNET @NDMA_Kenya @MWAWater forecasting groundwater use and demand during drought in Kenya
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Congratulations Mortenson Center Global Engineering Award winners! Outstanding Student: Nitish Ranjan Sarker @NitishranjanS10; Outstanding Professional: Thomas Zearley and Humanitarian: @AveryBang. Amazing individuals transforming Global Engineering through their dedicated work.
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